Furthermore, the number of road passengers in Tanzania rose by 32%, from 8,750 in Q2 2015 to 11,546 in Q2 2016.

Tanzania’s rail passengers went up by 77% during the period, from 335,000 in 2015 to 594,000 in 2016.

The government of Tanzania is currently expanding the country’s rail network with the construction of the country’s standard gauge railway along the central corridor to start during the 2016–2017 fiscal year, according to the Government of Tanzania.